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Subject:	Re: incomplete/corrupted setup.exe
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Date:	Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:49:33 +0100
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George Barrick wrote on 2010-03-14:

>
>                        2010.03.14.12:14:09 EST
>
> Hello Cygwin,
>
>        The output from 'wget -S' was:
>
> $ wget -S http://cygwin.com/setup.exe
> --2010-03-14 12:08:43--  http://cygwin.com/setup.exe
> Resolving cygwin.com... 209.132.180.131
> Connecting to cygwin.com|209.132.180.131|:80... connected.
> HTTP request sent, awaiting response...
>   HTTP/1.0 200 OK
>   Server: Web Filter Blocked Page

This is inconsistent and bogus.  Someone writing the filter software  
should read the HTTP standards.

The Proxy blocks the page yet returns HTTP/1.0 200 OK, but should use a  
code >= 400, I's think that 502 Bad Gateway and 403 Forbidden are the best  
choices here.

>      The setup.exe file that I received was actually a
> web-page with some embedded scripts from the Cymphonix group.
> They ask you to link to an e-mail page if you wish to report
> a mis-characterized page or resource.
>
>      I sent the e-mail, but I'm not expecting a response.
> I've been through it before; they just ignore the requests.

Then a complaint to those who are responsible for setting up or  
subscribing to this Cymphonix stuff might be in order, to tell them it's  
not working properly, and that it corrupts data.  Depending on exact  
circumstances and legislation, this may even be illegal.

-- 
Matthias Andree

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